Slide Title
Preview
Date
8-1-1964
Description
Rail yard at Rices Point, on the shore of Lake Superior. The yard was owned by Northwestern Pacific Railroad (NP) at the time of this photograph (1964). The Blatnik Bridge, an automobile bridge, was completed in 1961 and carried auto traffic between Superior, Wisconsin an Duluth, Minnesota on Route 535 and US 53. The railway bridges seen in this photo are steel swing truss spans, which means the bridges would rotate to allow for boats to pass. They were built in the late 19th century and have since been demolished.
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Subject Headings
Bridges -- Railroad bridges -- Minnesota -- Duluth; Transportation -- Harbors -- United States; Superior, Lake;
Country Name
United States of America
Region Name
Minnesota
City Name
Duluth
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chet, "Duluth: Rail Yards, Port, and Bridges" (1964). Smolski Images. 918.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/918
Keywords
transportation, commerce, Lake Superior, Great Lakes, harbors, waterfront, rail yards, ports
Notes
http://www.johnweeks.com/river_stlouis/pages/stlL05.html Retrieved 2 July 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._Blatnik_Bridge Retrieved 2 July 2012 http://duluthsuperior.railfan.net/railroad_yards_of_the_twin_ports.htm Retrieved 2 July 2012